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Im working up the courage to. Ill never go back, but it is also hard to delete that much history just for a statement

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[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Not yet. I want to, though. I want to try saving down everything I've saved over the past 10 years. Once I do that, then I'll feel comfortable deleting it.

[–] teddy@lemmy.cornspace.space 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I want to transition off of Reddit but I'm not deleting my account because I feel like there's too much valuable information on the site to get rid of it all just yet.

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[–] ilost7489@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I will probably wait until r/programmerhumor goes dark to delete

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[–] SomeNumpty@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

I've been a long time user on Reddit. Just deleted all my posts and comments (been mostly a lurker, so not much there) using shreddit, then deleted my Reddit account and uninstalled the app (Boost - loved it) from my phone. I'm done with Reddit, the AMA and behaviour of u/spez and the other Reddit admins was just too much.

I hope I get some time back from stupidly browsing Reddit, but also don't want to miss out on some of the communities (r/adventofcode specifically, hope they make it over to Lemmy at some point).

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

me! i used power delete suite to ensure that all my posts and comments were also deleted beforehand :)

[–] RoaringSilence@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Just today, some hours ago.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Not yet. I'm waiting to watch it all fall apart. Definitely going to suck losing out on so many communities. But I'm no longer interested in the direction its going and have been using boost for a decade to browse. I rarely use reddit on desktop and refuse to use their bloated app. It's strayed so far from its original design philosophy that deleting it probably won't hurt all that much.

[–] nimbool@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I just pulled the plug and deleted my account but to be honest, I was mostly a lurker who mostly upvoted (or downvoted on occasions!) posts over there.

Deleted my account & the 3rd party app on my phone. I'm only checking select subreddits through Libreddit (until it stops working).

[–] bardm@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Haven't pulled the plug fully. But all my posts and comments are now deleted. I think I'll be checking infrequently after the blackout just to see where they end up. Maybe then I'll delete the account too.

[–] bkkcitypokey@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm trying to make up my mind because a lot of my favourite subreddits are on there, especially the circlejerk ones because they're my humour fuels.

[–] theory@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Remake them here!

[–] rowdy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Just deleted my 5yo account. But it wasn’t that hard since I mostly lurked.

[–] Hastur@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Done some weeks ago already. Reddit is increasingly suffering from what Doctorow calls enshittyfication and that led me to delete my account.

[–] sjolsen@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I hadn't really actively engaged with Reddit in years, and I stopped lurking almost cold turkey when they killed off the personal homepage on the mobile web interface earlier this year. I deleted my account when the Apollo news broke (I've never even used a third-party app, but it's crystal-clear what direction the wind is blowing). I only found out about lemmy after I pulled the plug.

Now to figure out how mastodon and all the other "fediverse" apps work :-)

[–] JasBC@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I deleted mine nearly directly on the spot when the news about shutting out 3rd-party apps hit the net. No big deal.

[–] bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.com 3 points 2 years ago

Not yet. I want to watch and participate in the absolute chaos happening. It's a train wreck, great entertainment.

But as soon as the API key is revoked I'm gone. Well I already spend more time here.

[–] Boot@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Already deleted all content a couple of years ago and was just lurking. Did notice that it became a chore, especially when boys became prevalent. Forced closure of 3rd party apps was the straw that broke this camels back. It’s a shame because it’s been roughly ten years or so and Reddit truly devolved

[–] BabaDuda@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I have to be 100% honest, probably won't delete it

Though come the 12th I'll be uninstalling Relay and hopefully make something of Lemmy

[–] MrPuppet@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I emptied the content from each comment I made. Then I deleted my accounts. I'm glad to be part of these new communities and conversations.

[–] Rhinoceros@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Planning on deleting my alt accounts, however I'm not going to delete my main account, I will just programmatically delete all my posts and comments.

I suspect that deleting accounts won't be what Reddit is looking at anyway, all they'll care about is ad revenue, and my accounts which were not generating any revenue will not bother them in the slightest.

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[–] dan@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Not quite, but I also don’t really want to go back to reddit. I’m seeing some great alternatives on the rise, so I can sense I’ll be deleting the profile at some point. Just haven’t pulled that trigger yet.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

I'll try to back up all the content I created over the years (mostly memes) and my comments, but I don't feel like using Reddit anymore.

It was convenient, but their business practices are a slap in the face of too many users, mods and devs.

[–] datwillpowerdo@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I have a lot of things saved so I'll probably keep it until I can extract what I want to keep.

[–] WandererLagomorph799@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just waiting on a data request download for submissions (through reddits data request if there isn't a faster way) and noting/making my last few communities on Lemmy, then I'll be on my way out. Didn't expect to clear it this soon but life hits pretty fast sometimes.

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[–] arthur@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I still have my account and I don't plan on deleting but much like my Twitter account it'll just be there. I'll check it for the few people and communities that stay behind.

[–] Dresta@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Not deleted, but exploring the alternatives.

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I'll probably not. Regardless of their current decisions, old reddit posts help a lot when my browser just won't give me a straight answer

[–] lemehmet@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I am watching the show and will keep doing that till 30th. It feels like a social experiment, I am curious to see how different sub-communities will react. Sort if similar to what happened with twitter, the day elon pulled a spez I deleted my account.

[–] KeefChief12@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Doubt Ill ever delete it, just abandon it.

[–] CaptainEffort@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I’m waiting til after the blackout. Afterwords I’m pulling the plug.

[–] stappern@feddit.it 2 points 2 years ago

I deleted my accounts every few years anyway

[–] williamallenbro@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I think I'm still holding out hope that they will come to their senses, but I'll probably delete eventually.

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